Gibbs-Duhem Relation/Entropic Equations of State

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I'm working through Callen (ch. 3.4) right now and I'm trying to follow his explanation of the Gibbs-Duhem relation:

Beginning with the ideal gas characterizations
[tex] PV = nRT[/tex]
[tex] U = cnRT[/tex]
there is some rearranging of terms and we are shown the relations
[tex] \frac{P}{T}=\frac{nR}{V}[/tex]
[tex] \frac{1}{T}=\frac{cNR}{U}[/tex]
and recognizing the further definitions of [itex]n/V \equiv v[/itex] and [itex]N/U \equiv u[/itex].
Then Callen states 'from these two entropic equations of state we find the third equation of state'
[tex] \frac{\mu}{T} = \,function\, of\, u,\, v \,\,\,\,\,\,[1][/tex]
by integrating the Gibbs-Duhem relation
[tex] d\left(\frac{\mu}{T}\right) = ud\left(\frac{1}{T}\right) + vd\left(\frac{P}{T}\right)[/tex]

I'm not seeing where he gets [1] from. Is that just a definition? I noticed a few sections before this he defined:
[tex] d\mu = -sdT + vdP[/tex]
I'm missing something but I don't know what. Just looking for some clarification, thanks.
 
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He says that the integrated version [1] comes from the differential one called Gibbs-Duhem. So your question is actually where Gibbs-Duhem comes from and that should be answered by Callen.